Transcripts from the Municipal Archives of Winchester: And Other Documents, Elucidating the Government, Manners, and Customs of the Same City, from the Thirteenth Century to the Present Period |
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Page 20 - Against revolted multitudes the cause Of truth, in word mightier than they in arms; And for the testimony of truth hast borne Universal reproach, far worse to bear Than violence ; for this was all thy care, To stand approved in sight of God, though worlds Judged thee perverse...
Page 20 - So spake the Seraph Abdiel, faithful found ; Among the faithless faithful only he ; Among innumerable false unmoved, Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; 900 Nor number nor example with him wrought To swerve from truth, or change his constant mind, Though single.
Page 149 - I came to Winchester on the Lord's day, the 28th of September; with Colonel Pickering, — commanding his own, Colonel Montague's, and Sir Hardress Waller's regiments. After some dispute with the Governor, we entered the Town. I summoned the Castle; was denied; whereupon we fell to prepare batteries, — which we could not perfect (some of our guns being out of order) until Friday following. Our battery was six guns ; which being finished, — after firing one round, I sent in a second summons for...
Page 150 - Hammond and Major Harrison in to him, who agreed upon these enclosed Articles. Sir, this is the addition of another mercy. You see God is not weary in doing you good: I confess, Sir, His favour to you is as visible, when he comes by His power upon the hearts of your enemies, making them quit places of strength to you, as when He gives courage to your soldiers to attempt hard things.
Page 150 - Whereupon we went on with our work, and made a breach in the wall near the Black Tower ; which, after about 200 shot, we thought stormable; and purposed on Monday morning to attempt it. On Sunday night, about ten of the clock, the Governor beat a parley, desiring to treat.
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| Title | Transcripts from the Municipal Archives of Winchester: And Other Documents, Elucidating the Government, Manners, and Customs of the Same City, from the Thirteenth Century to the Present Period |
| Author | Winchester (England) |
| Publisher | H. Barcley, 1856 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jul 14, 2006 |
| Length | 198 pages |
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